Thoughts on Unitarian Universalism - Atheist Nexus2017-08-18T05:23:36Zhttp://atheistnexus.org/forum/topics/thoughts-on-unitarian-universalism?commentId=2182797%3AComment%3A2118760&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThat, and the tumbleweeds are…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-14:2182797:Comment:21224352012-12-14T09:48:09.379ZJames Kzhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JamesKz
<p>That, and the tumbleweeds are bigger than our new car. (We own a Smart.)</p>
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<p>Getting to a town over 1,500 takes over an hour. With a strong tailwind. And there aren't that many highways here either.</p>
<p>That, and the tumbleweeds are bigger than our new car. (We own a Smart.)</p>
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<p>Getting to a town over 1,500 takes over an hour. With a strong tailwind. And there aren't that many highways here either.</p> I used to go for a few years…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-14:2182797:Comment:21221992012-12-14T01:17:38.802ZSteph S.http://atheistnexus.org/profile/StephS
<p>I used to go for a few years before making a strong commitment to Atheism (I was still finding my path) and then I stopped going. The UU place I was going was mostly Humanist and help me find my path to Atheism. I evolved from it. (Faded away like Sentient did)</p>
<p>I used to go for a few years before making a strong commitment to Atheism (I was still finding my path) and then I stopped going. The UU place I was going was mostly Humanist and help me find my path to Atheism. I evolved from it. (Faded away like Sentient did)</p> Being from Nebraska too, I ca…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-13:2182797:Comment:21220532012-12-13T17:05:23.896ZPatrick Fhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/PatrickF
<p>Being from Nebraska too, I can tell you that isn't that big of an exaggeration depending on where in the state you are.... I have driven on highways in the panhandle and not passed another car for 2 hours.</p>
<p>Being from Nebraska too, I can tell you that isn't that big of an exaggeration depending on where in the state you are.... I have driven on highways in the panhandle and not passed another car for 2 hours.</p> Pretty funny line about the t…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-13:2182797:Comment:21221442012-12-13T16:52:13.931ZDaniel Whttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Daniel57
<p>Pretty funny line about the tumbleweeds.</p>
<p>Pretty funny line about the tumbleweeds.</p> I get the communal fellowship…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-13:2182797:Comment:21219552012-12-13T16:48:55.776ZJames Kzhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/JamesKz
<p>I get the communal fellowship here, at Atheist Nexus.</p>
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<p>I live so far out in the middle of nowhere that tumbleweeds have a fifteen mile run to hit anything other than a cow.</p>
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<p>For in-person community, I have my village in Nebraska. For rough and tumble politics, I have the village board. For a break from Christianity's dead hand around my throat, I also have this place.</p>
<p>I get the communal fellowship here, at Atheist Nexus.</p>
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<p>I live so far out in the middle of nowhere that tumbleweeds have a fifteen mile run to hit anything other than a cow.</p>
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<p>For in-person community, I have my village in Nebraska. For rough and tumble politics, I have the village board. For a break from Christianity's dead hand around my throat, I also have this place.</p> I used to tease my wife that…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-13:2182797:Comment:21218842012-12-13T16:38:28.386ZT Andrew Klatthttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/TAndrewKlatt
I used to tease my wife that UU churches were for atheists who haven’t figured out that it’s okay to sleep in on Sundays. We are both atheists. However, over the course of time I have found, as many of you may have, that my need for community or fellowship, if you prefer, with like hearted (are UU’s really like-minded? No two UU’s that I have ever met seem to think alike) people is real. Human beings organize ourselves socially and we need companionship.<br />
My congregation is largely Atheists,…
I used to tease my wife that UU churches were for atheists who haven’t figured out that it’s okay to sleep in on Sundays. We are both atheists. However, over the course of time I have found, as many of you may have, that my need for community or fellowship, if you prefer, with like hearted (are UU’s really like-minded? No two UU’s that I have ever met seem to think alike) people is real. Human beings organize ourselves socially and we need companionship.<br />
My congregation is largely Atheists, Humanist with a sprinkling of Buddhism. It suits my way of thinking and has allowed me to meet and befriend many delightful people. I’ve learned that just because I’m a non-theist it doesn’t eliminate my desire to celebrate life with a “spiritual” (I hate this word- so antihuman) zeal and mark the landmarks of life – birth, death, marriage and such. I suppose this makes me more of a religious humanist than a plan secular one.<br />
I thrive when I’m immersed in community. I belong to a local humanist organization, but like so many atheist and humanist groups the meetings are, at best, monthly. My UU congregation gives me ample opportunities to fulfill my need for purposeful companionship. Hey, why don't you UU people…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-09:2182797:Comment:21193602012-12-09T22:17:43.169ZNapoleon Bonapartehttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/napoleonbonaparte
<p>Hey, why don't you UU people join my church instead ?</p>
<p>I hav'ent got a church right now but I will make one up for you, if you show interest.</p>
<p>It should prove financially rewarding to be minister of my own church and I'm looking forward to the challenge.</p>
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<p>Hey, why don't you UU people join my church instead ?</p>
<p>I hav'ent got a church right now but I will make one up for you, if you show interest.</p>
<p>It should prove financially rewarding to be minister of my own church and I'm looking forward to the challenge.</p>
<p><img style="width: 400px; height: 266px;" class="spotlight" alt="" src="http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/23874_4920343244465_759266038_n.jpg" width="400" height="266"/></p> Ditto. I think "spiritual" i…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-09:2182797:Comment:21193512012-12-09T21:22:17.928ZDaniel Whttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/Daniel57
<p>Ditto. I think "spiritual" is just another way of saying "feeling mellow and cozy". Although for some, it's an effect of cannabanoids.</p>
<p>Ditto. I think "spiritual" is just another way of saying "feeling mellow and cozy". Although for some, it's an effect of cannabanoids.</p> I'm the same Diane.tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-09:2182797:Comment:21193442012-12-09T20:42:22.673ZIdaho Spudhttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/IdahoSpud
<p>I'm the same Diane.</p>
<p>I'm the same Diane.</p> There's a pretty good UU fell…tag:atheistnexus.org,2012-12-09:2182797:Comment:21190742012-12-09T16:50:53.588ZTed Foureagleshttp://atheistnexus.org/profile/TedFoureagles
<p>There's a pretty good UU fellowship here in Greenville, SC. As you might expect in such a location, it tends toward a Christian-like flavor just by demographic, but at least it's a venue for local freethinkers who crave a church-ish structure. I'm an old hermit with no particular need for active social connections, and am so not a member, though Dear Li'l Sis (who leads the Rainbow Committee) and her son are. I do some pro-bono architectural work for them because I think that they're good…</p>
<p>There's a pretty good UU fellowship here in Greenville, SC. As you might expect in such a location, it tends toward a Christian-like flavor just by demographic, but at least it's a venue for local freethinkers who crave a church-ish structure. I'm an old hermit with no particular need for active social connections, and am so not a member, though Dear Li'l Sis (who leads the Rainbow Committee) and her son are. I do some pro-bono architectural work for them because I think that they're good people and deserve it. I'll occasionally go to their events, largely because they usually feature free beer &amp; wine.</p>
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<p>I was once asked to guest host one of their discussion groups (called covenant circles) and direct the topic. I chose superstition, and it was a good &amp; lively conversation. We freely gave &amp; took offense, and mostly agreed that we'd all learned something from one another. That's no small thing in a local culture very much imbued with strict biblical literalist dogma! Doing something similar in a Southern Baptist congregation probably wouldn't result in actual burning at the stake, but would undoubtedly bring social shunning. Those who have not grown up under the thumb of something like the KKK or Taliban might misunderestimate :) the gravity of being shunned by the Tribe, which is close to a social death sentence. Unis refuse to do that on general principal, and for that I respect them.</p>
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<p>I don't like what seems to be the UU assumption of doctrinal relativism -- I think that some ideas are clearly more valid than others. Perhaps their take is that such assumptions are sort of an epistemological tax necessary for a functioning society. As I said, I'm a hermit who doesn't really get that point.</p>
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